Engineering proteins for thermostability through rigidifying flexible sites

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 308-315

  Yu, Haoran ^a   Huang, He ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biocatalyst; Flexible sites; Protein engineering; Rational design; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

BIOCATALYSTS; COVALENT BONDS; HYDROGEN BONDS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; STABILITY;

FLEXIBLE SITES; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RATIONAL DESIGN; SIMULTANEOUS EFFECTS; THERMAL FLUCTUATIONS; THERMOPHILIC PROTEINS; THERMOSTABILITY;

PROTEINS;

BIOENGINEERING; DESIGN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PROTEIN; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

BIOCATALYST; FLEXIBLE SITES; HEAT; PLIABILITY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN STABILITY; RATIONAL DESIGN; REVIEW; THERMOSTABILITY;

BIOCATALYST; FLEXIBLE SITES; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RATIONAL DESIGN; THERMOSTABILITY;

HOT TEMPERATURE; PLIABILITY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN STABILITY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 84895488683     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.10.012     Document Type: Review

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